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Fall Line Trail critic says planning lacks public engagement and comprehensive funding
Summary
A Ginter Park resident asked council to pay attention to the Fall Line Trail project's piecemeal approach and limited public outreach as the regional trail plan moves forward.
Charles Epps, a Ginter Park resident, told the Richmond City Council on April 14 that the Fall Line Trail project needs more meaningful public engagement and comprehensive planning before construction begins in Richmond.
Epps said the 14-segment regional project will lay roughly 13 to 14 miles of new pavement through Richmond, and that residents in nearly every council district will be affected. He criticized what he described as sparsely attended public meetings and a "piecemeal" approach by the city and the Department of Public Works. He asked council members to "get engaged as quickly as possible" to learn how the trail will affect traffic, private property, and connections in each district.
Epps also raised questions about route choices, including whether segments will run along surface streets or on private property, and about how intersections and traffic will be managed. He told council that the Department of Public Works has not yet secured funding for all Richmond segments or completed comprehensive planning.
The council received the comment during the public comment portion of the meeting; no formal action was taken during the meeting.
